Tip on a Dead Jockey

Tip on a Dead Jockey

Tip on a Dead Jockey

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Tip on a Dead Jockey

"Plane to Madrid ... and the fearful cargo it carried !"

1957

1h 38m

6.1(7 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Broke and about to divorce his wife, a pilot joins a smuggling scheme in postwar Madrid.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Robert Taylor

Lloyd Tredman

Robert Taylor

Acting

Dorothy Malone

Phyllis Tredman

Dorothy Malone

Acting

Marcel Dalio

Toto del Aro

Marcel Dalio

Acting

Martin Gabel

Bert Smith

Martin Gabel

Acting

Gia Scala

Paquita Heldon

Gia Scala

Acting

Jack Lord

Jimmy Heldon

Jack Lord

Acting

Hayden Rorke

J.R. Nichols

Hayden Rorke

Acting

Joyce Jameson

Sue Fan Finley

Joyce Jameson

Acting

Frank Wilcox

Shields

Frank Wilcox

Acting

Wilton Graff

Phyllis's Father

Wilton Graff

Acting

Jimmy Murphy

Alfredo Soriano

Jimmy Murphy

Acting

La Chunga

Unknown Role

La Chunga

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